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Julius Caesar Research Paper

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In order to fully comprehend and absorb Augustus and his era, it is of importance to succinctly appreciate the nature of the Roman crisis and, in particular, the role Julius Caesar played. The Senate was in control of the Republic. They did not have a written constitution, but rather practices agreed upon decisions that were completely grounded on tradition. They contained the parameters of what behaviour was considered more acceptable than the other. Near the end of the second century BC, political and military leaders started to push the boundaries of what was considered acceptable by tradition, and set new ones. The Republic was no longer functioning adequately. Violence and intimidation were at the root of these new behaviours. It would …show more content…

In the civil war of 49 BC Pompey and Caesar, both strong military leaders, went head to head in order to achieve the absolute power. Caesar appeared exclusively focused to defeat his political and military opponents rather than truly take in consideration the problem the Republic was going through. By Ceasar’s consolidation of power things truly started to differ from their original and traditional roots. During his power from 49 BC to 45 BC, the republic had undergone through a series of civil war, and following Caesar’s final victory, indicated him as a combination between a dictator and a consul. The senate negatively perceived his disregard for tradition, his arrogance, and his violent pursuit for personal realization. He appears as being too occupied planning new territory conquests rather than consolidate his position within the Republic. Right before he was killed, he was planning to go against the Parthians. As he was discussing his tactics with the senate, on march 15, 44 BC the dictator for life, Julius Caesar, was silenced once and for all with twenty-three stab wounds from members of the senate. The people of Rome were not satisfied with how the Senate had

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